Adult ministries are shifting in churches today. The emphasis seems to be moving away from adult Sunday School classes to small groups. He believes adult Sunday School classes can do everything small groups can do and more. In the second article he offers some suggestions for how to improve our adult classes so they reach their full potential. The venerable adult Sunday School class has not been doing well recently. Most churches still have one or more adult Sunday School classes though some churches have already abandoned them , but a new adult ministry seems to be getting the priority these days—small groups. I believe that one reason for the popularity of small groups is that in many cases we have not done adult Sunday School well. Adult Sunday Schools in many churches have become stale and lifeless, so we have looked for a new ministry. Small groups seem like the answer to the problems of adult Sunday School classes.
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Daily Bible Readings. While many traditions have encouraged a reaction of fear of this book, its actual purpose is not to elicit fear, but rather to incite an unadulterated and unhindered worship to Almighty God. The Book of Revelation largely tells the drama of the completion of God's plan played out in three separate acts: Act 1 featuring seals being opened, Act 11 featuring trumpets heralding the arrival of God's eternal kingdom, and Act Ill featuring bowls of judgment on those who reject God.
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Stop trying to make up for all the little things you miss with big short-term things. I'm on the same page as you. That and this recent article https: They are trying to explain how it's ok that the founder used a magic rock to hunt for buried treasure to earn money, and then used that same "seer stone" to translate the Book of Mormon. I don't think anyone here intended a dismissal of the girl as a human being by stating such.